Magic: The Gathering

Ironclaw Orcs

World Championship Decks 1998 br245 • common

Set: World Championship Decks 1998
Collector number: br245
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana red mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Red
Artist: Anson Maddocks
Finish: Gold

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$0.45market price via TCGplayer · Aug 22, 2026$0.15 – $0.45 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card, designated as a common, is a notable piece from a tournament-focused set. Its inclusion in this series marks its role as a functional tool for competitive play, reflecting the strategic emphasis of the event it was drawn from.

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Card face

What it does

This creature can't block creatures with power 2 or greater.

Generations of genetic weeding have given rise to the deviously cowardly Ironclaw clan.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Ironclaw Orcs card appearing in the 1998 World Championship Decks reflects the gold-bordered, non-tournament-legal reprints that Wizards of the Coast produced to commemorate the decks used by the top players at the World Championship. This specific card was part of Brian Selden's championship-winning 'Rec-Sur' deck, a highly influential build that utilized the synergy between Recurring Nightmare and Survival of the Fittest to dominate the competitive meta of the late 1990s.

The original illustration for Ironclaw Orcs was created by Anson Maddocks, an artist whose distinctive, gritty style defined much of the early aesthetic of Magic: The Gathering. While the card itself dates back to the Alpha set, its inclusion in the 1998 World Championship series serves as a historical artifact, preserving the card selection and strategic choices that defined the professional circuit during a pivotal era for the game's competitive evolution.

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About

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